Little Ducky Ouack Essay
Little ducky Ouack took a waddle around Boston in 1765. He saw many interesting things for a duckling his age. They may have scarred him for life. First he came across a crowd, he was curious, so he waddled over, his big webd baby duck feet plopping like he was walking with flippers on. Once he got to the center of the mob he saw figure covered in something like tar, with an outer layer of white feathers. In the air was a flag waving in the breeze, it had "Sons Of Liberty" written across it. It was high in the air, flying, like Ouack longed to, Ouack could not yet fly. He gathered that the people mobbing the feather and tar covered figure called themselves "The Sons of Liberty". Ouack stepped on a sticker. He flipped it over and
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Ouack eventually had enough room to try to fly, now that the mobs were gone. He jumped off the ground with his clumsy feet, flapped his feathery wings and, fell on his face, in the dirt. After many attempts of flying and, falling on his face, he decided to take a break. By this time the rage from The Stamp Act had died down, only to bring into realization that there was another law passed called The Quartering Act. Ouack again overheard people talking. "This Quartering Act is ludicrous. I have enough to do around the house, cooking and cleaning and all. Tod, my husband, has been struggling. He has to stay late making glass in the shop, trying to provide for the leaching lobster back at our house!" Ouack then saw a poster, the poster had no stamp but a public announcement. It's stated that each household, if asked, had to provide housing, firing, candles, bedding, cooking utensils, salt, vinegar, and beer or cider for a British soldier. Ouack read this and decided to rest in a safe place, in case there were any more riots. The next morning Ouack heard many conversations discussing that the New York assembly had not approved the funds for salt, vinegar, and liquor. This then caused Great Britain to refuse the meeting of the New York assembly until they obeyed the
Ouack eventually had enough room to try to fly, now that the mobs were gone. He jumped off the ground with his clumsy feet, flapped his feathery wings and, fell on his face, in the dirt. After many attempts of flying and, falling on his face, he decided to take a break. By this time the rage from The Stamp Act had died down, only to bring into realization that there was another law passed called The Quartering Act. Ouack again overheard people talking. "This Quartering Act is ludicrous. I have enough to do around the house, cooking and cleaning and all. Tod, my husband, has been struggling. He has to stay late making glass in the shop, trying to provide for the leaching lobster back at our house!" Ouack then saw a poster, the poster had no stamp but a public announcement. It's stated that each household, if asked, had to provide housing, firing, candles, bedding, cooking utensils, salt, vinegar, and beer or cider for a British soldier. Ouack read this and decided to rest in a safe place, in case there were any more riots. The next morning Ouack heard many conversations discussing that the New York assembly had not approved the funds for salt, vinegar, and liquor. This then caused Great Britain to refuse the meeting of the New York assembly until they obeyed the